Chapter 3. Transformation
Principles of Genetic Transformation
Methods of Genetic Transformation
Bottlenecks in Transformation
Genetic Engineering Products
Potential of Transformation
Gene Expression
Transgenic Locus
Genetic transformation in its most basic form is the introduction of transgenes (foreign genes) into an organism in a way that they might be expressed. This technique, also called genetic engineering, allows for the transformation of bacteria with genetically engineered plasmids that possess resistance to antibiotics as well as the transformation of a bovine reproductive cell with a transgene for hormone production.
The final objective of genetic ...
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